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Healthcare reform is a constantly discussed topic in the U.S. healthcare system. Various influences, including political, societal, and real-time events (think COVID-19) all help to shape the discussion surrounding reform as it relates to the U.S. healthcare system. This link contains a tracker of all pending or introduced reform legislation currently.

Among the biggest talking points relating to the healthcare reform discussion over the past decade has been the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and whether it should remain as it is, be improved upon, or be dismantled and a new system put in its place. Review the most current attempt at modifications to the ACA in this link.

• Do you feel that the ACA should be left alone as it is, be kept in place and improved upon, or be removed completely and a new set of legislation put in its place?
• Discuss your reasoning for your conclusion, and why or how it can be accomplished.

Spending And The Healthcare Economy

Healthcare spending in the United States has continued to increase over the past several decades at a rate that far exceeds that of other nations. People have seen these increases on everything, from the cost of insurance premiums going up, to the costs of drug prices and office visits increasing. To familiarize yourself with some of the many areas and ways costs and spending are increasing, please review the NHE fact sheet.

• Discuss 1 area that you or someone close to you have seen these increases in costs.
• Examine these increased costs from the perspective of the leader of a healthcare organization. Consider the following:
  • Why do you feel there was an increase in the cost?
  • What, if anything, could have been done to react to the rise in costs and decrease their impact on the organization?
  • What can the organization do to help avoid these increases in the future?

Unit 1 Hys

Discussion 1

Watch/listen to the embedded video and answer the questions below.

What did you learn about Columbus as a kid? What have you learned about him since?  How does this information change or alter the broader mythology about Columbus?

Single-Member District, Plurality Electoral System, Or A Proportional Representation System

If your concern is to have an accurate representation of the greatest variety of political views in a national legislature, do you choose a single-member district, plurality electoral system, or a proportional representation system? Why? 

Discussing the fiscal and the monetary policies adopted and implemented by the federal during the Great Recession and their impacts on the U.S. economy.

1600, APA format, References

Introduction: What is the economic meaning of a recession

A brief discussion of fiscal policies

A brief discussion of monetary policies

Conclusions, Discuss the extent to which the use of demand side policies (fiscal policy and monetary policy) during the Great Recession of 2008 has been successful in restoring economic growth and reducing unemployment.

Include the analyzing advantages and disadvantages of deficit spending and the effects of federal government borrowing on the economy i.e., the “crowding out” effect.